Avis shares tripled in two weeks, crushing short sellers with $2.5 billion in losses. But bears are doubling down—short interest now near a decade high at 58%. Analysts question the rally’s fundamentals, warning the surge looks like a short squeeze, not real growth. Bloomberg’s Jordan Fitzgerald joined Bloomberg Open Interest with details. (Source: Bloomberg)
A trio of political polls indicate public approval of Donald Trump’s management of the US economy, immigration and the Iran conflict is slipping, flashing warning lights for Trump-aligned Republican candidates with six months to go until the US midterm elections. Polls by Reuters-Ipsos poll, Strength in Numbers-Verasight and AP-NORC had the president’s approval rating hovering…
OpenAI has partnered with Infosys to integrate its artificial intelligence tools, including coding assistant Codex, into the Indian IT giant’s Topaz AI platform. Infosys said the integration will be used to help its clients modernize software development, automate workflows and deploy AI systems at scale, initially focusing software engineering, legacy modernization, and DevOps. India’s IT…
Just 14 days ago, amid the mundanity of East Coast commutes and West Coast alarm clocks, NASA’s Artemis II mission gave humans across the nation and around the world a stunning new image of our planet. In it, a crescent of Earth’s blue vitality hovers amid the blackness of space, above a high-definition brownish gray…
Arsenal and Manchester City are once again battling for the Premier League title in England and, with only weeks of the season remaining, the gap between them remains extremely small. Whether Arsenal or City go on to win the league, one thing about Arsenal already feels clear: There has been growth, but not dominance. Arsenal…
The family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has released its first statement following singer D4vd pleading not guilty to a murder charge in the death of their missing daughter, whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him last year. “We would like to thank the Los Angeles Police Department…
The verdict on Olly Robbins’ parliamentary testimony, among fellow knights of the civil service realm at least, was unanimous. Lord Sedwill, a former Cabinet secretary, called on the prime minister to “retract his accusations against Olly Robbins and reinstate him”. Simon McDonald, who once held Robbins’ job as top civil servant in the Foreign Office,…
Meta employees’ activity at work is now being used to train the company’s AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees’ computers that runs in work-related apps and websites, recording mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screenshots. The data from this tool will…
Bradford DoolittleApr 22, 2026, 10:05 AM ET Close MLB writer and analyst for ESPN.com Former NBA writer and analyst for ESPN.com Been with ESPN since 2013 Multiple Authors NEW YORK — It’s not over, Mets fans. We’re talking about New York’s 12-game losing streak, not the 2026 season. But you probably understand the need for…
In his new book, What Do You Really Stand For? (Harvard Business Review Press, 2026), Columbia Business School professor Paul Ingram draws on decades of research and frameworks to help you articulate your values, integrate them into your work and life, build stronger relationships, and achieve better outcomes in all that you do. Here’s an edited…
